Question

1. for many years, new york city has disposed of its garbage in fresh kills on staten island—soon to be the highest point on the east coast. fresh kills is one of the nations largest ______.

○ incinerators
○ sanitary facilities
○ mountains
○ landfills

Explanation:

Fresh Kills is a well-known large-scale garbage disposal site in New York, specifically a landfill. The context of disposing of garbage confirms it is a landfill, not incinerators (which burn waste), mountains (natural landforms), or overly broad "sanitary facilities".

Answer:

landfills